A stunning collection of locomotives in the Western American states.
Steam Locomotive Directory of North America: Western United States and Mexico
Complete roster data, official diagrams and background material on the development of the Western Marylands fleet, and its use on this very popular line.
The Great Western Railway, had two classes of tender locomotives named after counties, the first class of two cylinder 4-4-0 tender locomotives, designed by George Jackson Churchward, were introduced in the 1900s to provide efficient motive ...
Now operated by BNSF, this line remains one of the most heavily traveled freight routes in the western United States. J.D. Schmid General Electric built 20 fouraxle safety-cab locomotives for Amtrak in. The Widecab Revolution In recent ...
2908 F - 2 - A THE 400 The Chicago & North Western received 12 4-6-2 Pacific - type locomotives from Alco in 1923. ... new 400 train in January 1935 it was the fastest regularly scheduled passenger train in the western United States .
Norfolk and Western Class J: The Finest Steam Passenger Locomotive
Wt. Nomin: Country Railway Year Type Class engine T.E. only lb. tons England Great Western 1914 4-6-0 “Star” 7 5 27,800 England L.M.S.R. 19 3 8 4-6-2 “Duchess” 105 40,000 U.S.A. Pennsylvania 1915 4-6-2 “K4” I 38 44,000 U.S.A. New York ...
Railway Age ( January 3 , 1919 ) released official data on the general allotments by region : sixty - one to Eastern , sixty - one to Allegheny , sixty - eight to Southern , and ten to South Western . By more specific but less precise ...